Coverage dated July 25, 2022

Japan executes man who killed 7 people in Tokyo street rampage in 2008

Headline from CBS News

Tomohiro Kato was hanged at the Tokyo detention center, Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa said.

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Reports & sources

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CBS News
Japan executes man who killed 7 people in Tokyo street rampage in 2008 (opens CBS News)
Published Jul 25, 2022
CBS News's feed description
Tomohiro Kato was hanged at the Tokyo detention center, Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa said.
Al Jazeera
Japan executes man over 2008 stabbing rampage (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Jul 25, 2022
Al Jazeera's feed description
Tomohiro Kato was convicted of killing seven people in an attack on Tokyo’s popular Akihabara district.
Omaha World-Herald
Japan executes prisoner who killed 7 in Tokyo street rampage (opens Omaha World-Herald)
Published Jul 25, 2022
Omaha World-Herald's feed description
Japan has executed a man who killed seven people in a vehicle crash and stabbing rampage in a Tokyo shopping district in 2008. Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa told reporters Tomohiro
The Guardian
Japan executes man over Tokyo stabbing rampage – reports (opens The Guardian)
Published Jul 25, 2022
The Guardian's feed description
Tomohiro Kato, who killed seven people in 2008, was hanged on Tuesday in Japan’s first execution this year
Deutsche Welle
Japan executes man over 2008 Tokyo stabbing rampage | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)
Published Jul 25, 2022
Deutsche Welle's feed description
Seven people were killed in 2008 when a man drove a truck into a crowded shopping district in Tokyo and began stabbing passersby. The attacker told police at the time: "It didn't matter who I'd kill."

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.